John Bartlett

Biography

 Dr. John G. Bartlett, is Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1970, he joined the faculty of UCLA, and then joined the faculty of Tuft’s University School of Medicine where he served as Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the Boston VA Hospital. In 1980, he moved to Hopkins to assume his current position. Dr. Bartlett has worked in several areas of research, all related to his specialty in infectious diseases. Major research interests have dealt with anaerobic infections, pathogenic mechanisms of Bacteroides fragilis, anaerobic pulmonary infections, and Clostridium difficile-associated colitis. Since moving to Hopkins in 1980, his major interests have been HIV/AIDS, managed care of patients with HIV infection and, most recently, bioterrorism. Dr. Bartlett has authored 470 articles, 282 book chapters and sixty-one editions of fourteen books.

Research Interest

anaerobic infections, pathogenic mechanisms of Bacteroides fragilis, anaerobic pulmonary infections, and Clostridium